In the late '80's I lived in an apartment building with a box that sent the TV signal to each apartment. HBO was the only premium channel so if you paid for HBO the technician would remove the mechanical HBO blocker from your circuit. My cable service stopped working once and the only way It could be fixed was to remove the HBO blocker so I got free HBO for a few years. Nice!
In the late '80's I lived in an apartment building with a box that sent the TV signal to each apartment. HBO was the only premium channel so if you paid for HBO the technician would remove the mechanical HBO blocker from your circuit. My cable service stopped working once and the only way It could be fixed was to remove the HBO blocker so I got free HBO for a few years. Nice!
I remember those days you could hack the cable boxes or buddy up to the tech for free HBO! I struck a deal with my neighbor to split the bill in college and we strung a cable over the driveway
I think my Mom's friend told us if you offer the cable guy some money, they would give you HBO/Showtime, but no one in my family was bold enough during that first installation to offer. I curse my childhood cowardice.
In the late '80's I lived in an apartment building with a box that sent the TV signal to each apartment. HBO was the only premium channel so if you paid for HBO the technician would remove the mechanical HBO blocker from your circuit. My cable service stopped working once and the only way It could be fixed was to remove the HBO blocker so I got free HBO for a few years. Nice!
The dream!
I remember those days you could hack the cable boxes or buddy up to the tech for free HBO! I struck a deal with my neighbor to split the bill in college and we strung a cable over the driveway
I think my Mom's friend told us if you offer the cable guy some money, they would give you HBO/Showtime, but no one in my family was bold enough during that first installation to offer. I curse my childhood cowardice.
I guess that for me it was the easiest way for the cable guy to fix my problem. My favorite HBO program was The Larry Sanders Show.